One of the nice things that starts to happen as the nest begins to empty out is that you are able to start turning your attention to "the bucket list". This past October, Loreen and I picked San Francisco and the Northern California wine region of our list and we certainly were not disappointed. While our San Fran tour was very nice, save for this shot from the bay, I want to focus this posting on our wine country visit.…
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Every year, if it is at all possible, my good friend Simon Ralph and I find a way to connect. I came to know Simon during my almost 5 year tenure at IATA in Geneva and he has become a close and life-long friend.
Largely, we have managed to find a way to do this...either Simon will visit Dubai or I will visit Switzerland. This year it was the latter, as I had a…
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Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on how you view it, I can't say that I have a parent or grandparent that served in a world war. I guess that it is a great thing that we can say that we have generations of families that have not been involved in a war.
However, this year, in Canada, after two soldiers have fallen on Canadian soil within the last few weeks, all of us are reminded about the brave souls who protect our great country both inside our borders and throughout the…
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The CBC has long been a source of great content with shows like As it Happens, Quirks and Quarks and now the infamous Q.
I would LOVE to see or hear the CBC host an interview show where Jian Ghomeshi is interviewed by his "lovers". Now this would be great Canadian programming :-)
P.S. I'm not judging whether he is guilty or…
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Every motorhome enthusiast knows that comfort on the road comes at a cost, mainly, parts that demand attention far sooner than you’d like. RV automotive parts don’t always wait for the end of a season to start failing. They wear out when they feel like it, often at the worst times.
Let’s look at which parts are the usual suspects and what they try to pull while you’re chasing the horizon.
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Are you having problems in generating good quality leads? If yes, then you are not alone. This is common among many business organizations. It is quite difficult to generate good quality leads in business consistently, especially without the help of trained professionals. Let us now learn about some of the common lead generation challenges which business owners and marketing professionals often face during their lead generation…
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When it comes to laboratory tables, longevity isn't just a bonus, it is expected. Between chemical spills, heavy equipment and the occasional mishap, a lab table needs the strength of heavy weight machinery. That being said, there are specific qualities of lab tables that make this happen, such as the following.
A table made…
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Forklifts are the heavy machinery that does all of the heavy lifting in the industrial world. They lift, they haul and they swerve through tight aisles to get the job done. But even the most seasoned forklift can use a little help. These come in the form of forklift attachments. These handy add-ons take your standard forklift and turn it into a multi-purpose machine.
Because of this, more and more companies have started investing in attachments for their forklifts. This translates to…
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